Smoking appliance



April 17, 1945. M. B. BRAND lSMOKNG APPLIANCE Filed Feb. 4, 1945 Patented Apr. 17, 1945 UNITED STATE s 1jr-fpfrEN'rY orsi-.CE l

SMOKING APPLIANGE Maurice Ben Brand, Chicagg. @Ille Application February 4, 19432 SerialNQ- 474,633

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the pipe bowl and stern or the like will' remain pure, and clean, and free frorntars or other foul accumulations which not only tend to occasion disagreeable odors and irritations but result in the deposit and accumulation ofV residue which tends to choke upfthe' smoke passages.

The device is so designed that it may be readily attached to or removed from pipe or cigarette holders of ordinary construction and may be readily opened up for cleaning or for the introduction of wads of cottonjor similar absorbent materials which may be impregnated with chenilcals for the purposenot only of absorbing liquid occasioned by drainage but also for the Ypurpose of releasing vapors whichV tend to freshen vand moisten the smoke so that it will -not'tend to dry out or irritate the membranes of the mouth, nose, or throat.

Further objects anddetails will appear`V from the description yof theinvention in conjunction With the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a side elevation of the attachment embodying features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a pipe showing the attachment suspended from the neck of the bowl;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a pipe stem showing the attachment suspended therefrom;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the attachment applied'to a cigarette holder;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the connecting plug which secures the'attachment to the pipe neck,-

permit the same to be unscrewed for the purposel of removal to permit the interior to be cleaned or reloaded with fibrous plugs I3 and I4 of cotton or the like. The plug I3 which occupies the forward position may be impregnated with hygroscopical chemical ingredients adapted to abstract quid from the smoke and to assist in the absorpof liquids draining 'down from the smoke passage while the rear yplus I4 .may be impresnated with a chemical ingredient adapted to give oir vapors adapted `to meisten and sweeten'the smoke sulheiently so that it will not tend to cause dryness or irritation of the mouth or throat. r

lun-gs, thereby tendine to relieve congestion occasiened by .exeessive smoking or by Lthe use of .excessively dry or strong, tobacco.

The tube Ill closedby the taps at each end, is carried py the. peels; er stem .0i ,e pipe or cigarette holder, as ,theease may be., by the provision ef an attaohine plus: i which lis formed to provide d medial@ dise-shaped body portion I6, a lower nipple It; and upper nipple I8, The lower nipple 'at its base is provided with 'threads I9, and the upper 'nipple at its base is 'provided' with threads. ,20L The lower nippleis entered through an. aperture 2|, in the wall of the tubular reoep tatie 'Iii' te perm-lt the threads I9 to engage the wall wilioltwllep the parts are screwed together.

will abut against the disc-shaped body I6, thereby brineipgthe lower end ofthe nipple. I1 to a point about half-.way above the door 4pr lower well ei Similarly vthe upper nipple is the reeeptaele, enteredtiiroiieh a threaded aperture Zzwhich .may te fermed Within the peek 2310i a pipe. bowl, as'. midis-1,2, or withinthe wail oi a pipe stem 2.4, as in Fig. 8,' orIwithin a cigar or' cigarette holder 25, as in Fig. 4. The upper nipple is of a length to extend through the smoke` passage 26, 26a, or 2Gb, as the case'may be.

The lower nipple is provide-d with a .notch 21, and the upper nipple with a similar notch 28, and with the parts properly assembled, the notches 2'I and 28 will provide passageways extending longitudinally oi' the tubular receptacle and the smoke passage respectively. The two passages are connected by a central duct 29 which affords a passageway for the drainage of liquid and also for the circulation of air and smoke into and out of the chamber within the receptacle I0. As will appear from Fig. 5, the side Wall surfaces of the upper nipple extend upwardly'through the side walls of the smoke passage to an elevation well above the base of the notch 28 which lies flush with the floor of the smoke passage, forming on each side a partial barrier of substantial height serving to retard the passage of liquid and other matter which otherwise might be drawn through the stem past the nipple. By this means a substantial portion ofthe liquid and other matter undergoing moves ment through the smoke passage is diverted in- In use, the suction through the stem of the pipe or the like will serve not only to suck smoke into the smoke passages but also to exhaust air from the receptacle which will tend to cause a portion of the smoke to circulate downwardly through the plug and into the receptacle where it will be freshened and sweetened by the vapors released from the impregnated iibrous plug while at the same time any excess of moisture, if any, in the smoke, or liquid which might otherwise tend to accumulate in the passages will be drained into the receptacle and absorbed by the fibrous wedding therein contained. Furthermore, any saliva tending to flow down from the mouth of the smoker during intervals between puis will likewise tend to drain into the receptacle which occupies the lowermost level, so that the pipe at all times will be relieved from any accumulation of moisture or gummy or tarry materials occasioned by the condensation thereof which would otherwise tend to befoul the Vbowl and smoke passages.

It will, of course, be necessary to occasionally clean the receptacle and to renew the wadding therein contained, and this may easily be done by unscrewing and removing the screw-gaps ll at each end of the receptacle which thus affords ready access to the interior to permit the same to be'swabbed by a pipe cleaner orthe like, or if desired, the receptacle can be easily unscrewed from the lower end of the plug which will permit thorough cleaning of every portion thereof. Likewise, if desired, the entire attachment can be readily removed from the pipe stem or the like to whicht is secured to permit thorough cleaning of the smoke passages, which, however, will not be necessary at frequent intervals since the notch in the upper nipple which aligns with the smoke passage will permit the pipe cleaner or the like to be readily run through the smoke passage from end to end.

The device is one which may be readily at-` ya stem provided with a smoke passage extending longitudinally therethrough, a chambered attachment of tube-like horizontally elongated formation underlying and parallel with the adjacent portion 0f the stem and provided at each end with a, removable plug affording access to the interiorf a single vertically extending connecting plug with a relatively enlarged body and with oppositely extending upper and lower nipples slotted through their ends and threaded at their bases, and the plug having a vertical passage therethrough terminating in the bases of the slots, the upper nipple having its base threaded vtransversely'through the lower wall of an intermediate portion of the stem, and the lower nipple having its base threaded through the middle of the upper wall of the attachment with the upper and lower faces of the enlarged plug-body in contact respectively with the exterior lower wall of the stem and the exterior upper wall of the attachment to hold the attachment in rigidly suspended substantially parallel relation ywith the adjacent portion of the stem and with the slot of the upper nipple extending longitudinally of the interior of the smoke passage, and the side walls of said slotted nipple above the base of the slot vbeing in contact with the walls of the smoke passage to serve as a partial barrier to the flow of liquid along the smoke passage for diversion of the same through the vertical passage through the nipple to afford drainage into the chambered attachment and a wedding of absorbent material inserted within the chambered attachment.

MAURICE BEN BRAND. 

